Imperialism

4. region where a foreign nation has special economic or political privileges
8. Justified American intervention in Latin American countries to maintain stability
12. Asian territory gained by the United States after the Spanish-American War
14. Hawaiian constitution imposed under threat of force that reduced the monarch's power and increased American influence
16. poem promoting the idea that Western nations had a duty to spread their culture and beliefs to other peoples.
17. The policy of extending a nation's power over other territories through diplomacy, economic control, or military force.
18. Sought equal trading opportunities for foreign nations in China

1. The belief that stronger nations were naturally superior to weaker nations and had the right to dominate them.
2. uses sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to attract readers
3. The belief that the United States is unique and has a special role in the world
5. Waterway built with U.S. support that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
6. cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt that fought at San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War
7. American battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, helping spark the Spanish-American War.
9. The term used by imperialists to describe their claimed goal of spreading Western culture and customs to other societies.
10. belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America
11. last queen of Hawaii, overthrown in 1893 by American-backed forces
13. allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain influence over Cuba.
15. A foreign policy that used American investments and economic influence to expand U.S. power abroad